Obituary Listing

Dec 3, 2023

Alfred August Tesch II, 56, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023. He was born December 20, 1966 in Orrville and had been a Canal Fulton/Massillon area resident all his life. Al was a long time employee and friend of Fitz Dunne, doing lawn care and tree maintenance for Lawn Dunne. He loved muscle cars, dirt bikes and mowing grass....

Nov 30, 2023

Ralph L. Wright Sr., 91 of Canal Fulton, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023. He was born November 11, 1932 in Flushing, OH to the late Clyde and Altha Wright. Ralph was a proud US Army veteran and retired from Lindsay Concrete after many years of service. Ralph is survived by his children, Susan Wright, Greg (Diana) Wright, Ralph...

Nov 30, 2023

Christopher R. Lewis, 47, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023. He was born April 6, 1976 and had been a New Franklin/North Lawrence resident all his life. Chris graduated in 1994 from Northwest High School. He was proud to be an industrial painter for 15 years and enjoyed playing PlayStation, Dungeons and Dragons and Magic the Gathering. Most importantly...

Nov 26, 2023

Paul E. Harbaugh, 80 of Barberton formerly of Clinton, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023. He was born November 26, 1943 to the late Woodrow and Helen (Reifsnyder) Harbaugh. Paul was a proud US Army veteran and was stationed in Alaska. He was a career mechanic and enjoyed watching TV; especially NASCAR, westerns, war movies and anime. In addition...

Nov 22, 2023

Barbara JoAnn (Crouse) Gregis, age 83 of Canal Fulton, died Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Barbara was born on March 28, 1940 in Bridgeport, WV to Ray & Nellie (Ross) Crouse. She graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1959, and married John Leroy Gregis on July 1, 1960 in Winchester, VA.  She moved to Ohio with her husband and very...

Nov 16, 2023

Shaun T. Seaver, 39 of Canal Fulton, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023. He was born August 30, 1984 in Barberton, and was a life resident of Canal Fulton, graduating from Northwest High School Class of '04. Shaun has worked the past 14 years for Avalon Transportation. He enjoyed fishing, playing disc golf, woodworking, playing with LEGOS and most...

Nov 14, 2023

Jason Cowling, 49, loving husband, son, brother, and friend passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. Jason was born October 8, 1974, the third child of Judy and the late Larry Cowling. He lived in Clinton, graduating in 1993 from Northwest High School, where he met the love of his life, Shannon. Unfortunately, when...

Nov 11, 2023

Mary Ann Webb, 85 of Canal Fulton, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023 surrounded by family. She was born April 1, 1938 in Bellaire, OH.

Mary Ann was an exceptional nurse for 54 years. Her natural gift was always helping others, which was exemplified through mentoring and being preceptor to many nurses, sharing the wisdom and experience...

Nov 6, 2023

Jimmie B. Hubbard, 85, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023. Born October 5, 1938 in Sandgap, Kentucky to the late Bill and Maggie Hubbard, Jimmie served in the US Air Force and retired from the Ford Motor Company after many years of service. He loved stringed instruments especially the fiddle and guitar. Jimmie enjoyed tinkering with all kinds of...

Nov 5, 2023

Leonard R. Corazzi, 93, passed peacefully at the Community Hospice Truman House with his wife, daughter and son-in-law by his side. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Barbara; daughter, Lori Murphy (Tim); son, Dave Corazzi (Mari); son, Lynn Corazzi (Tina); daughter, Dana Annis (Cliff); 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Leonard was born in Latrobe,...

Nov 5, 2023

Thomas R. Norris, 82, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023. Born March 14, 1941 in Wheelersburg, OH to the late Arthur and Myrtle (McCann) Norris, he was a 1960 graduate of Northwest High School. Tom was a dedicated Christian and loved watching sports, especially the Cleveland Indians, Browns and Ohio State Buckeyes. Even though Tom never had any children...

Nov 3, 2023

Barbara Anne Hume had a tea-time with the Lord on Friday, November 3rd, 2023.

Barbara (Bobbie to her close friends) was born on March 2nd, 1936, to Arthur M. and Vera K. Campfield (née Hill) of Greentown, Ohio, who preceded her in death.

Barbara was a self-described "Army brat" and grew up in multiple homes...

Nov 2, 2023

Shirley A. Fites, 87 of Canal Fulton, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 2, 2023. Born February 6, 1936 to the late Peter and Anna (Neidert) Schilling, she was a New Franklin/Canal Fulton resident most of her life. Shirley's life was deeply rooted in her faith and loved to serve the Lord. She was a member...

Oct 28, 2023

Carol J. Yeater, 93 of New Franklin, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023. Born September 4, 1930 in Akron to the late Ed and Esther (Plues) Schueller, Carol retired from Barberton Hospital after 28 years of service. In her younger years she was an elevator operator at Polsky's Department Store and was a petite model. Carol was an avid...

Oct 26, 2023

Helen (Stauffer) Mock, born April 4, 1927 in Seville, OH, to Raymond and Ethel (Gish) Stauffer, died on October 26, 2023. She moved to the Portage Lakes area at age 12 and graduated from Coventry High School in 1945. She married Leo "Bud" Mock in 1946 and they lived in the Lakes area until 2002 when they moved to...

Oct 24, 2023

Susan L. Dupert, 80 of Akron, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023. She was born January 19. 1943 in Akron the late Lloyd and Ada Moffit. Sue married the love of her life Charles Dupert Sr. on February 20, 1961. She enjoyed playing cards but most importantly spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, she was...

Oct 17, 2023

Mary Ellen Beckner, age 89 of Canal Fulton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. She was born on January 7th, 1934 in Richwood, West Virginia to Chriss and Reba Cottrell and she was a proud resident of Canal Fulton for over 50 years.

Mary Ellen was a devoted homemaker and...

Oct 17, 2023

Daniel Racin, 88, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Daniel was born and raised in Marshallville, OH, graduating from Doylestown High School in 1953. In 1960 he married his wife, Irene. His early jobs led him to over a 30 year career as a carpenter for Galehouse Construction, retiring in 1996. While he enjoyed carpentry, he also made time...

Oct 16, 2023

Shirley Lucille Ferdinand, born December 13th, 1935 passed away peacefully on October 16th, 2023, just days after her love of 66 years, Paul. Paul and Shirley had; two sons, Ron (Cindy) and Mark (Bridget); daughters, Brenda, Kathy and Joan; grandchildren, Eric (Betsy), Shawn (Tiffany), Ariel, Brook (Wayne) and Brianne (Jean); great-grandchildren, Aubree, Anslee, Aliee, Jordyn, Jake, Chase, Kai, Blake,...

Oct 5, 2023

William Louis 'Bill' Johns, of Massillon, Ohio, peacefully passed away on October 5, 2023. He was 93 years old. Bill was born in Akron, Ohio, the third child of Nellie and Alton Johns. For 73 years he was married to his high school sweetheart Jennie Rose (Palmieri). Their loving dedication to each other never wavered. They have four children,...